James W. Grimes

James Wilson Grimes (20 October 1816-7 February 1872) was Governor of Iowa (R) from 9 December 1854 to 13 January 1858 (succeeding Stephen P. Hempstead and preceding Ralph P. Lowe) and a US Senator from 4 March 1859 to 6 December 1869 (succeeding George W. Jones and preceding James B. Howell).

Biography
James Wilson Grimes was born in Deering, New Hampshire in 1816, and he later moved to Burlington, Iowa and became a farmer and state legislator. He went on to serve as Governor from 1854 to 1858 and as a US Senator from 1859 to 1869, and he introduced the December 1861 Senate bill which led to the creation of the "Medal of Honor". He voted for the acquittal of President Andrew Johnson during his impeachment trial, and he died in 1872.